Sen. Kerry is looking for feedback (edit: he’s only reading comments over at Save the Internet, please!) on the issue of Internet Neutrality. Here’s the comment I left: I think historical analogies might be the best way to understand why regulation is needed to keep what we understand to be the status quo. We have …
Three recent copyright stories of note: Publishers Sue Georgia State on Digital Reading Matter (Times) Oregon: publishing our laws online is a copyright violation (Ars) Organization can fall under copyright, but what about when that organization is central to navigating an uncopyrighted work? Sued by Harry Potter’s Creator, Lexicographer Breaks Down on the Stand (Times) …
The Chronicle recently published a good column about blogging being “a hazard to a budding academic career.” The author agrees with me–blogging is an activity that helps you understand the new media landscape, as well as that of your students. He offers the following advice: Be relevant. Rather than try to beat our brave new …
Ars points out the increased scrutiny of “the role that MediaSentry plays in the RIAA’s legal campaign and whether the company should be licensed as a private investigator.” In one case, the RIAA argues that MediaSentury is actually a “copyright investigator,” and thus not subject to laws governing private investigators. Private enforcement of copyright law has …
John is a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He studies the social impact of media technology law and policy, with a special emphasis on copyright. He also is an instructional technology consultant for DoIT-Academic Technology.
John doesn't update his blog often, and many of the thoughts are probably half-baked. While the web has sort of an eternal memory, the current and future reader is urged not to take all of this too seriously.
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